Dear Queenie,
My husband and I are having financial problems and our parents are not helping us out, even though we are always doing repairs around their house that they would have to pay someone else to do and driving them places so they don’t have to take a bus or a taxi.
Queenie, is it wrong for us to want help now rather than to inherit their money when they pass away?—Resentful daughter
Dear Resentful,
Do your parents know about your financial problems? Have you asked your parents for help and they refused?
And how much do you really know about your parents’ financial status? Are you all that certain that they could afford to help you out without going into debt themselves and that there will be all that much – if anything – for you to inherit when they die?
Perhaps instead of looking to your parents for help, you should look for help in managing your own finances better. A professional in the field might be able to help you establish a realistic budget, and I believe at least one community service organisation offers budgeting courses or workshops.
